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'Trans fat free' doesn't mean fat free *
With new labelling laws requiring food companies to post trans fats on packages by the end of 2005, manufacturers are scrambling to remove these unhealthy fats from their products. From cookies to crackers to French fries, an increasing number of foods are going trans-fat free.
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* New study suggests you might benefit from adding more low-fat dairy to your diet *
A new study suggests that increased intake of low-fat dairy foods, as part of a DASH-based eating plan, may lower blood pressure more effectively than a conventional low-fat diet -- a significant finding for the estimated one in three Americans who suffer from high blood pressure.
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* Your Personal Trainer's 2007 primer: Your weight -- and your Food Diary *
Here's a "Get Honest with Yourself 25-Point Daily Checklist". . .
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* Your Personal Trainer's Rules for Effective Weight Loss *
evalu8.org columnist Deborah Ramsay makes weight-loss -- and staying on track -- easy!
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A disease to fight famine? *
Feeling hungry, but aren't tempted to eat? Want instead to start running and keep chugging as long as you can?
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A steady diet of good information *
It used to be that eating right was simply a matter of common sense.
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A very dry substitute *
All hail the flavonol, an antioxidant found in certain fruits, vegetables and -- hurrah again -- red wine.
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Atkins: Is it good for you? *
The death of a celebrated diet doctor raises the question: How safe is the low-carb, high-protein Atkins diet? Health reporter ANDRE PICARD investigates.
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Avoiding hidden calories (here's where they hide) *
Beware these hidden sources of calories, which can mean diet sabotage despite your best intentions.
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Beachbody *
"Decide. Commit. Succeed."
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Before you sink your teeth into that burger ... *
These appear to be tough times for meat-eaters in Canada: ostracized by popular movies like Babe, Chicken Run, and The Meatrix (a cult Internet hit); lambasted in the bestselling book Fast Food Nation; fearful of mad-cow disease, avian flu and PCBs in farmed salmon.
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Beyond burgers and fries *
The food at a Fergus, Ont., high-school cafeteria is too good to fight with. But the chef who prepares this quality menu may soon be gone, writes CAROLINE ALPHONSO.
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Can Jack Sprat eat no fat? *
Britain launches a drive to slim down amid growing fears of 'obesity epidemic'
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Canada's dieticians take aim at portion sizes and weight issues *
Canada's dieticians take aim at portion sizes and weight issues . . .
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CBC's big fat doc skips thin issue *
Not long ago, everybody was up in arms, complaining that television is responsible for forcing people -- especially young women -- to be skinny. The consensus was that everybody on TV is thin and that this presents us an unrealistic ideal.
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Cheater's Diet says 'cheating' okay *
The author of The Cheater's Diet wants you to have your cake and eat it too... on weekends.
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Cut salt, nutrition report says *
A long-awaited nutrition report suggests lowering the maximum amount of salt Americans should allow themselves each day, even though the average person already consumes far more than is recommended.
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Diet doctor died fat *
Dr. Robert Atkins, whose popular diet stresses protein-rich meat and cheese over carbohydrates, weighed 258 pounds at his death and had a history of heart disease, a newspaper reported Tuesday
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Diet harvesting attempt *
Here's another new scam: Lose weight with god-knows-what in this new diet preparation.
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Diet of TV junk-food ads tied to obesity in children *
A barrage of television commercials for junk food is one of the most likely causes of childhood obesity, say two U.S. reports released this week.
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Dietary fibre may help prevent hypertension *
Dietary fibre intake in Western countries averages approximately 15 grams per day, which is about half the amount recommended by the American Heart Association and other health organizations.
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Eat, drink and be wary in a universe of diets *
For acolytes of the late diet guru Robert C. Atkins, the news could scarcely have been worse. . .
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Fad diets have pork-belly prices sizzling *
Demand for bacon soars as people change eating habits.
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Fat 'the new tobacco,' heart group warns *
Statistics show one in two Canadian adults overweight and one in seven obese.
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Fat is the new tobacco: Heart and Stroke Foundation *
Canadians' struggle to control their weight poses a public health risk on par with the fight to curb tobacco use in the 1970s, the Heart and Stroke Foundation said Tuesday.
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Fitness in young adults helps stave off diabetes *
Risk factors for heart disease, stroke can't just be blamed on aging, study says.
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Flavourful Food is Key to Success for Healthy Eating, says Maille-commissioned survey *
Low-fat condiments best flavour solution, say dieticians.
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Frito-Lay knocks chips off the trans-fatty block *
In a sign that the movement against trans-fatty acids is growing in both size and influence, snack-food giant Frito-Lay Canada Inc. will announce today that all of its products will be free of trans fats by this summer.
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Fructose sweetening could be even worse than using other sweeteners *
According to Pharmaceutical News, a University of Cincinnati (UC) study provides new evidence that drinking large amounts of beverages containing fructose adds body fat, and might explain why sweetening with fructose could be even worse than using other sweeteners
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Garber Gastronomic: Getting the most from multivitamins *
But which ones will work to support your optimal health? ANNE GARBER finds out. . .
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Garber Gastronomic: New food choices for healthier lifestyles *
What kinds of food compromises do we need to make to accommodate changing lifestyles and diet regimens?
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Genes decide the shape you're in *
According to a study by researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory of identical twins, the reason why some people can eat all the chocolate and chips they want and not increase their cholesterol levels, is all down to their genes.
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Genes play an overriding role in cholesterol response *
Why does it seem like some people can eat all the ice cream they want without increasing their cholesterol or gaining much weight, while others with high cholesterol have to watch their diets like a hawk?
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Go ahead and eat the pie -- just work it off *
Physical activity allows Amish to thrive on diet high in fat, calories, new study discovers.
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Healthy fat on quackers *
Although it's not exactly a health food, silky, superlative duck fat is better for you than you think.
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Healthy feet are the key to weight loss *
To lose weight, start from the ground up and get your feet into shape. . .
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High glycemic load increases stroke risk in overweight women *
A new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology examined the association of dietary carbohydrate, glycemic index, and glycemic load with stroke risk among 78,779 U.S. women.
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Junk food makes up nearly one-third of calories in American diet *
A study of 4700 adults showed that, despite the increased popularity of low-carbohydrate diets, almost one-third of Americans' calories are coming from 'empty calorie' foods such as sweets and desserts, soft drinks, and alcoholic beverages.
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Kraft goes diet conscious to fatten bottom line *
Reduced-carb cookies coming soon. . .
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Lemon health tip *
Lemon is very effective for those who eat a high-fat/protein diet.
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Linolenic acid reduces atherosclerotic plaque *
A study published in the June 7, 2005 issue of the journal Circulation has shown a decreased prevalence of calcified atherosclerotic plaque in the coronary arteries of individuals whose diets included higher amounts of alpha-linolenic acid.
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Low levels of folate linked to lower birth rates *
Mothers-to-be with lower levels of the vitamin folate in their body during early pregnancy are more likely to have babies with lower, or less healthy, birth weights, a British study has revealed.
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Madelyn Miller's Guide to Healthy Eating & Lifestyle Books, 2005-2006 ****
Madelyn's picks for the best new books (and cookbooks) on diet plans, lifestyle improvement and improving your body and health!
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Man sues Atkins over heart problems *
A businessman has sued the promoters of the Atkins Diet, saying the low-carb, high-fat meal plan clogged his arteries and nearly killed him.
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Mayo Clinic's Top 10 Healthy Foods list *
The famed Mayo Clinic has released its top 10 list of healthy foods. . .
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McDonald's pledges to battle the bulge *
While stressing that its current menu is healthy and asserting that it is not bowing to obesity lawsuits in the United States, McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Ltd. has rolled out a wide-ranging pledge to help Canadians become healthier.
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Meat eaters more likely to be obese than vegetarians *
A new study says that women who are vegetarians are less likely to be obese than those who eat meat.
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Minimize me *
Soso Whaley was so infuriated by a new documentary that claims McDonald's food will make you fat and unhealthy she set out to prove the opposite. ANDRE MAYER reports.
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More and more otherwise-healthy adult Canadians are dying from the effects of excess weight *
Canadians' expanding middles are killing them in middle age: New research shows that about one in every 10 deaths among adults aged 20 to 64 is directly attributable to excess weight.
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New milk beverage provides all the great taste of 2 per cent milk without the bad fat *
Low in cholesterol and saturated fat and it is trans-fat free.
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Nine in 10 dieticians say flavourful food contributes to success in healthier eating *
More than nine in 10 dieticians agree that food flavour is important to the success of their clients' dietary changes, according to a new national poll of Registered Dieticians commissioned by Maille French Condiments.
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Nova Scotians urged to seek trans fat ban *
The NDP's health-promotion critic wants Nova Scotians to sign a petition asking Ottawa to ban trans fatty acids -- artificial ingredients that have been linked to heart disease.
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Obesity to top smoking as No. 1 killer in U.S.: study *
More Americans soon will be dying of obesity than from smoking if current trends persist, which would make being fat the nation's No. 1 cause of preventable death, the government says.
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Omega-3s without the risk *
I have spent my career promoting the health benefits of good food choices to my patients and readers. I have spent years encouraging people to be informed about fats. Most people now know (or should know!) that our bodies need fat and that there are good fats and bad fats.
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On the Wagon *
In my book, TGIF stands for "Thank God it's February'." I know, February is utterly miserable. It's just the time of year when the icy walks and piles of snow cease being delightful, and thanks to those horrid groundhogs, we are still looking at six more weeks of winter. But now that it's February, there is one small consolation: Everybody can finally start giving up on their annoying New Year's resolutions.
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Pasta giant files for Chapter 11 *
One of the world's largest pasta makers filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday -- the latest victim of the low-carb craze that has food marketers scrambling to restore their brands.
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Portion control and high-nutrient foods are the keys if you want to lose weight *
Fad diets are often the culprit in our thwarted efforts to trim down.
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Sauerkraut may bring more than Good Luck this New Year's Eve ****
Recent links to curing avian flu have made Sauerkraut a holiday best seller!
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Scientist wants the skinny on why Newfoundlanders are fat *
Could Canada's chubbiest province be harbouring the secret to weight loss?
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Some people are really predisposed to being overweight *
Being a couch potato may have less to do with having a slow metabolism than it does with a genetic predisposition for sloth, a new study suggests.
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Soy Protein and Diabetes Complications *
Soy protein has many potential health benefits. . .
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Statscan survey details obesity rates *
We are the fit and we are the fat. The latest health survey from Statistics Canada shows that a region near James Bay in Northern Quebec has the highest population of obese people, at around 47 per cent, while residents of British Columbia's scenic East Kootenay region can lay claim to being the most physically active.
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Sticking to a healthy lifestyle *
NHL coach Ken Hitchcock once weighed 475 pounds. Now a strict regimen helps him take on a pressure-filled career.
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Study links extra pounds to more disease *
It has long been known that being fat is unhealthy. But a new study shows that extra pounds can significantly increase the risk of dozens of conditions.
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Study urges proper diet to reduce cancer risk *
Adults failing to eat enough fruit, vegetables.
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Sure, breakfast is the key meal of the day . . . *
Breakfast, mothers often say, is the most important meal of the day.
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Surroundings play key role in diet, says study *
How many M&MS are enough? It depends on how big the candy scoop is.
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The folly of no folic acid *
Fad of low-carb dieting ignores danger of eliminating essential vitamin.
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The lessons of diet doctor doom *
What's supposed to make you stronger can be a killer. HEATHER MALLICK explains why health's high command is cursed.
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The numbers show we're a nation of big, fat liars *
Canada might be a much fatter and fib-prone nation than anyone ever realized. New research suggests that more than two-thirds of Canadians are overweight, not less than half, as commonly reported.
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The skinny on preventing disease *
People who severely cut back their calories can dramatically reduce their risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease – the leading cause of death in the Western World, a new study has found.
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The South Beach Diet *
If one of your resolutions is to lose weight, here's an offer that will make that goal easier than ever to achieve.
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Trans fats almost everywhere, tests find *
New Globe series examines restaurant fare for prevalence of 'silent killer'.
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Trans Fats: Everything you need to know *
Everything you need to know about trans fats. Complete coverage from The Globe, recipes to avoid trans fat and much more.
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Trans fats: We answer your questions *
Readers respond to Globe Series with requests for more information.
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Trans-fatty acids to be cut from popular cracker *
Pepperidge Farm Goldfish, the popular cheesy fish-shaped crackers, are about to undergo a major makeover, losing their artery-clogging trans-fatty acids.
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U.S. bans ephedra *
The U.S, government announced on Tuesday a ban on the sale of ephedra, an herbal supplement used for weight control that has been linked to a number of deaths and harmful side effects.
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U.S. revamps food pyramid *
For the first time ever, the U.S. is recommending a change from this OLD version of "the Food Pyramid."
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Vitacost *
Good news for eye health. Plus, lose weight -- help, when you need a will-power boost. Also, our favourite source for Twinlab's pycnogenol and Twinlab's glucosamine sulphate.
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Vitamins improve a healthy diet *
We're told repeatedly that eating a variety of foods from the four food groups will give us the vitamins and minerals we need to stay healthy. The reality is that many Canadians fall short when it comes to getting what's recommended.
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Waist-not, Want lots *
New guidelines on prevention and management of obesity suggest health check-ups should include a measure of waist circumference.
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We knew about trans fats *
In 1978, I enrolled in the newly created B.Sc. nursing program at McMaster University. One of our professors was Dr. Ross H. Hall, an unassuming, elderly biochemist -- who happened to be involved in cutting-edge food-science research.
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We should learn to subtract added sugar *
Is our innate preference for sweetness the cause of our expanding waistlines? The latest culprit to be blamed in our obesity epidemic is sugar, but not just any sugar. Researchers are pointing their fingers at high-fructose corn syrup, a liquid sweetener made from cornstarch that entered the food supply in the 1980s.
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Weston vows to rid its food of trans-fats *
George Weston Ltd. is embracing a healthy new era, vowing to get rid of trans-fatty acids in its cakes and other desserts by year-end, and adjusting its bread line to feed consumers who increasingly favour whole grains over Wonder Bread.
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What to do about trans fatty acids? *
Described one way, the product sounds like a miracle. It extends the shelf life of processed food, gives potatoes and doughnuts more flavour and makes crackers and cookies crisper and crunchier. It improves food's appearance, and makes it less expensive.
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* Australian Olive leaves put squeeze on antioxidant 'Super Juices' *
An Australian olive leaf juice has been proven to have an antioxidant capacity up to 28 times more powerful than some "super juices."
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A new generation of couch potatoes *
Preschoolers getting only fraction of exercise needed, report finds, putting them at risk of adult obesity.
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evalu8.org's newest feature -- Deborah Ramsay and Up! Fitness *
Introducing evalu8.org's newest feature -- and our most recent "staff acquisition" -- Associate Editor, Fitness and Health and a highly qualified (BCRPA-Certified) Personal Trainer in her own right, Deborah Ramsay.
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Join a Weight-loss program online *
What is your ideal weight? Are you stuggling to maintain your good health and appropriate body-type? This program might offer just the solution you need. . .
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Kraft trimming snack food ads *
Kraft Foods plans to curb advertising of Oreos, regular Kool-Aid and other popular snack foods to children under 12 as part of an effort to encourage better eating habits.
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The un-cola gets un-done *
Soft-drink purveyors say they will remove colas and other carbonated drinks from vending machines in Canadian elementary and middle schools by the start of the next school year. While insisting that all its products are suitable for kids -- a dubious claim at best -- the industry acknowledges that it is responding to increasing health concerns.
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Walking to Weight-loss *
The notion of walking for the purpose of weight-loss might seem too good to be true, or at least too easy. On the other hand, there are many things to recommend the routine, and for me, at least, it seems to be the one method I have tried that seems to work.
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